George Balanchine

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artistic director ballet choreographer ballet master choreographer co-founder of New York City Ballet neoclassical ballet choreographer

George Balanchine was a pioneering 20th-century choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, renowned for shaping the style and repertoire of neoclassical ballet.

Aliases (1)

Georges Balanchine ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artistic director → ballet choreographer → ballet master → choreographer → co-founder of New York City Ballet → neoclassical ballet choreographer →
alsoKnownAs	George Melitonovich Balanchivadze → Giorgi Balanchivadze →
birthName	Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze →
coFounded	New York City Ballet → School of American Ballet →
countryOfCitizenship	Russia → United States →
dateOfBirth	1904-01-22 →
dateOfDeath	1983-04-30 →
educatedAt	Imperial Ballet School → Mariinsky Theatre ballet school →
fieldOfWork	ballet → choreography →
genre	ballet →
influenced	American ballet → New York City Ballet repertoire → neoclassical ballet style →
movement	neoclassical ballet →
notableFor	pioneering neoclassical ballet in the 20th century → shaping the style and repertoire of New York City Ballet →
notableWork	Agon → Apollo → Concerto Barocco → Jewels → Serenade → Symphony in C → The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) → Theme and Variations →
occupation	ballet master → choreographer →
placeOfBirth	Russian Empire → Saint Petersburg →
placeOfDeath	New York → New York City → United States →
positionHeld	artistic director of New York City Ballet →
residence	New York City →
spouse	Alexandra Danilova → Maria Tallchief → Tamara Geva → Tanaquil Le Clercq →
style	plotless ballet →
workedFor	Ballets Russes → New York City Ballet → School of American Ballet →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agon → Chaconne → Concerto Barocco → Diamonds → Don Quixote (Balanchine) → La Valse → Scotch Symphony → Serenade → Symphony in C → The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) → Theme and Variations →	choreographer
American Ballet Caravan → Ballets Russes → Igor Stravinsky → Tamara Geva → Tanaquil Le Clercq →	collaboratedWith
American Ballet Caravan → Don Quixote (Balanchine) → Slaughter on Tenth Avenue → The Suzanne Farrell Ballet →	associatedWith
School of American Ballet → Suzanne Farrell → Tanaquil Le Clercq →	influencedBy
Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze → Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze ("Georges Balanchine") →	alsoKnownAs
Diamonds → Serenade →	creator
New York City Ballet → School of American Ballet →	foundedBy
Balanchine technique → The George Balanchine Trust →	namedAfter
American Ballet Caravan → New York City Ballet →	notableChoreographer
Maria Tallchief → Tanaquil Le Clercq →	spouse
Suzanne Farrell → Tanaquil Le Clercq →	studentOf
Karinska → Maria Tallchief →	workedWith
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) →	artisticDirectorAtPremiere
La Valse →	associatedChoreographer
Paris Opera Ballet →	associatedWithChoreographer
On Your Toes →	balletChoreographer
Agon →	collaborationWith
Concerto Barocco →	costumeDesigner
Balanchine technique →	developer
American Ballet Caravan →	hasArtisticDirector
Chaconne →	hasChoreographer
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue →	hasChoreographyBy
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue →	hasKeyCreators
Suzanne Farrell →	museOf
San Francisco Ballet →	notableChoreographerAssociated
Mariinsky Theatre →	notableResident
Imperial Ballet School →	notableStudent
Diamonds →	originalCompanyDirector